by Cherie Rowell | Friday, August 23, 2013 | Clinical
There is an intrinsic connection between human beings and animals. During the course of our lives many of us experience the love of a wonderful pet. When a person is placed in long term care, often the family pet must be left behind. This can be experienced as another...
by Cherie Rowell | Friday, July 26, 2013 | Clinical
Urinary incontinence (UI) affects over 13 million Americans of all ages.1 in 4 are women ages 30-59 and 50% or more of elderly living at home or in long term care (LTC) facilities are incontinent. In a recent study it was estimated that approximately 25.6% of men and...
by Cherie Rowell | Thursday, June 20, 2013 | Clinical
Remember your last doctor’s visit when he came at you with a stethoscope and proceeded to put that cold device against your chest? And then said……”take a deep breath and hold it”? And you did, until you were about to pass out? That my friends was your doc...
by Cherie Rowell | Thursday, May 30, 2013 | Clinical
Therapists and caregivers working with the elderly in the long term care setting must assess the impact poor vision has on functional performance. Often, it is an area that is placed low on the totem pole by the interdisciplinary team but can have a dramatic impact on...
by Cherie Rowell | Thursday, May 2, 2013 | Clinical
Often in the course of our day as therapists and nursing care givers, we encounter numerous complaints of pain and discomfort from our long term residents. How do you respond? Pain is a complex sensory and emotional experience and is a subjective, multidimensional...
by Cherie Rowell | Monday, April 8, 2013 | Clinical
Dementia is categorized as a progressive determination of cognitive skills and ability to adapt to activities of daily living, in the absence of other etiologies. It is of insidious onset and related impairments do not include delirium. It is often referred to as...
